ENGLISH LIGHT-BLUE DIP JASPERWARE BRASS-MOUNTED OIL LAMP WITH ETCHED GLASS GLOBE AND CHIMNEY

ENGLISH LIGHT-BLUE DIP JASPERWARE BRASS-MOUNTED OIL LAMP WITH ETCHED GLASS GLOBE AND CHIMNEY late 19th Century, no visible mark, attributed to Wedgwood, the fixture stamped Hinks Duplex #2, the cistern of cachepot form, applied in relief with classical figures including a warrior holding a shield and a female companion, and a flutist with companion holding a staff, with pendant hinged brass handles, liner, burner and hexagonal base mounts, the glass globe frosted with a floral pattern, the slender hurricane shade in clear glass, h: 19 3/4 in. (overall)

Provenance: Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 815.

Catalogue Note:
Joseph Hinks of Birmingham, UK, patented the double wick, Duplex lamp in 1865. For a Wedgwood marked example of the cistern, see Skinner, Boston, 9 December 2000, lot 150.